Petra - Wake-Up Call (1993)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"Midnight Oil" – 3:17
"Good News" – 4:29
"Strong Convictions" – 3:53
"He's Been in My Shoes" – 4:22
"Praying Man" (words by John Lawry, music by Lawry & Jim Cooper) – 4:25
"Underneath the Blood" (music by Ronny Cates) – 3:30
"Sleeping Giant" (music by Cates) – 5:28
"Believer in Deed" – 4:06
"Marks of the Cross" (music by Cates) – 4:35
"Just Reach Out" (words & music by John Schlitt and Rich Gootee) – 4:28
Petra Band Members / Musicians
Bob Hartman – guitar
John Schlitt – lead vocals
John Lawry – keyboards
Ronny Cates – bass
Louie Weaver – drums
Robert White Johnson – background vocals
Chris Eddy – background vocals
Michael Black – background vocals
Jimmie Lee Sloas – background vocals
Bob Carlisle – background vocals
Gordon Kennedy – background vocals
Nanette Britt – background vocals
Vicki Carrico – background vocals
Ron Hemby – background vocals
Judson Spence – background vocals
Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
Dale Thompson – background vocals
Joe Pizzulo – background vocals
Brown Bannister – producer, additional engineer
Jeff Balding – engineer, mixing
Wayne Mehl – assistant engineer
Martin Woodle – assistant engineer
Rory Romano – assistant engineer
Steve Bishir – additional engineer
The Power Station, New York City – recording location
The Dugout, Nashville – recording location
Oceanway Studio, Hollywood – recording location, mixing location
Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville – mixing location
Jeff Demorris – mixing assistant
Greg Parker – mixing assistant
Pete Martinez – mixing assistant
Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood – mastering
Wake-Up Call is the 14th studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released on November 9, 1993. The album was one of the most successful for the band garnering them both a Grammy Award and a Dove Award.
The album marks a dramatic shift in tone for the band. The sound is more raw, there are fewer driving rock songs, and it concludes with three consecutive ballads.
